Heel.



- vNo. 627,984.

Patented .luly 4, |899. J. W. CROSS.

HEEL.

(Application-filed Apr. 27, 1898. j

N Model.)

UNITED vSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES IV. CROSS, OF FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS.

HEEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 627,984, dated July 4, 1899. Application led April Z7, 1898. Serial No. 678,930. (No model.)

T all whom it may concern.-

Be it known thatI, JAMES W. CROSS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fall River, in the county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Heels; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains 1o to make and use the same.

The invention has relation to heels for boots, shoes, or overshoes; and the object is to simplify the construction and to provide a strong, durable, and inexpensive cushion-heelwhich is capable of being adjusted to compensate for wear and which may be easily applied.

W'ith these objects in view the invention consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, which will be 2o hereinafter fully described and claimed. K

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of my improved cushionheel. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view, and Fig.

4 is a detail perspective view of the heel and of the rotary cushion-disk.

In the drawings, 1 denotes the body of the heel, which is providedwith a circular recess 2, the end wall of which is cut away from ct 3o to l), and embedded and molded in the heel is a perforated or foraminous plate 4, the rubber lling the holes of the plate, and thus forming a positive lock against the displacement of the plate should the heel be worn sufficiently to allow one edge of the plate to project.

5 denotes two or more holes in thc body of the heel, and these holes communicate withsimilar holes 6 in the plate.

4o 7 denotes screws which are inserted through these holes and screwed into the sole of the shoe, by means of which the heel is attached thereto.

S denotes the revolving cushion-disk, which may have its 'under side slightly concave to form a suction, and thereby prevent slipping. This disk has molded within it a perforated plate 9, through the perforations of which the rubber is molded, thereby forming a positive check against the displacement of the plate 5o should the disk become sufciently worn to allow the edge of the plate to protrude.

l0 denotes a screw which is inserted through the central'perforation l1 of the disk and a coincident perforation l2 of the plate and 55 into the sole of the shoe. By this screw the recessed portion of the heel, as well as the rotary disk, is secured to the shoe.

Thescrews 7 and 10 are screwed inward beyond the surfaces of the heel and disk, and 6o tapering rubber plugs 13 are inserted into the tapering holes through which the heads of the screws have been worked. These holes taper in such a manner that the entrance thereto is of less -diameter than the base, 6 5 whereby after the plugs have been squeezed and forced into place the tendency is to re tain them in position. If desired, any suitable cement may be placed in these holes for' the purpose of effecting a more positive union 7e of the plugs; but this is thought to be unnec= essary, as in practice it has been demon= strated that the plugs will remain in place without the use of cement.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction, operation, and advantages of the invention will be readily understood without requiring an extended explanation.-

Should the disk become worn, it maybe Se turned slightly, so as to compensate for the wear and bring a fresh portion of the disk under that port-ion of the heel subjected to the most wear. Y

It will be understood that changes in the 85 form, proportion, and theminor details of' construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacricing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what 9o I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-l The combination with a metallic heel having a circular recess, a foraminous plate embedded in said heel and entirely concealed, said plate having screw-holes therein, a rotatable elastic disk seated in said recess, screws for attaching the disk to the heel and the heel to the shoe, said screws havingtheir heads In testimony whereof I have hereunto set v eountersunk in conical apertures of the disk my hand in presence of two subscribing Wit* andheel, and said apertures having their bases nesses.

of greater diameter than their entrances, and JAMES W. CROSS. 5 tapering elastic plugs seated in said apertures Witnesses: to conceal the heads of the screws, substan- EDWARD A. THURSTON,

tially as described. CHARLES L. BAHER. 

